Lesson plan - Unit 12: The asian games - Period: Writing

Ngo Quyen High School	Date of preparation: 8/3/09
	Supervisor: Dinh Thi Thu Yen	Date of teaching: 11/3/2009
	Trainee Teacher: Mai Thi Bich Phuong	Class: 11/1
LESSON PLAN
UNIT 12 : THE ASIAN GAMES
PERIOD : WRITING
Da Nang, 8/3/2009
LESSON OUTLINE
Stabilization :( 1 min)
Check up : ( 5 mins )
Warm up : ( 8mins )
New lesson : ( 30mins )
Pre –writing : ( 10 mins )
Activity 1 : Pre-teaching vocabulary
Activity 2 : Matching
Activity 3 : Giving some useful languages
While writing : ( 15 mins )
Activity 1 : Writing the correct sentences
Activity 2 : Writing a paragraph
Post writing : ( 5mins )
CHAIN GAME
Homework : ( 1 mins )
UNIT 12 : THE ASIAN GAMES
Writing
Aims : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to :
Read the information from a chart.
Write a description from a chart.
Teaching aids: textbook, handouts, posters.
Time allotted: 45 minutes.
Teaching method: Communicative Approach.
PROCEDURE :
Time
Contents
Activities
1’
5’
8’
30’
10’
15’
5’
1’
A. Stabilization.
B. Check-up 
1.Write some vocabulary : freestyle, gymnast, land.
2.Answer some questions :
- Where were the 1st Asian Games held ?
- How many countries took part in the 1st Asian Games ?
- How many sports were there at the 1st Asian Games ?
C.Warm up 
Making the meaningful words
Putting the words in the right order to make the meaningful words .
P U A G D R E
Q I E U P
D B I L U
M R O P T O E
E R C U R I T
O D H L 
A V R D E S E I T
E W N D I
Lead-in : What facilities do you think we need to have for the Asian Games ?
The facilities of the
Asian Games
* Expected answer:
National/ local stadium, National sport centre, Training areas, Car park, Hotels, Guest houses, Sport building, Roads, etc.
D. New lesson: Write the preparations for the Games.
I. Pre – writing 
1. Activity 1: Teaching vocabulary.
Matching the words in column A with their explanations in column B.
A
B
1. upgrade
a. to engage a new member for a society, group, organization,etc.
2. equip
b. to attempt to popularize.
3. recruit
c. to supply with material necessities.
4. promote
d. to raise a higher grade or standard.
2. Activity 2 : Matching
Match the verbs in A with the noun phrases in B.
A
B
1. build
a. the training areas
2. upgrade
b. one more National Stadium
3. widen
c. people to serve the games
4. equip
d. the National Sport Centres
5. advertise
e. hotels with modern facilities
6. recruit
f. a competition to choose an official song
7. hold
g. sports-places-dates and time
3.Activity 3 : Giving some useful languages
a. Connectors :
- First / firstly / first of all..
- Second / secondly
-Next / then
- Finally / lastly
b. Conjunctions :
Because, so , moreover..
c. Tenses :
Using simple present and simple future tenses.
d. Structures :
- Have to + inf.
- need + to inf. ( active )
- need + to be + pp. ( passive )
-need + V-ing ( passive )
* Examples :
1. We have to upgrade the national stadium.
2. The national stadium needs to be upgraded.
3. The national stadium needs upgrading.
II. While writing 
1. Activity 1: Writing the correct sentences.
Writing the correct sentences, using the cues below :
1. We/ build/ National Stadium/ sport buildings/ car parks.
2. National Sport Centres and local stadiums/ need/ be / upgraded/ immediately.
3. We/ widen/ training areas/ roads/ sport buildings.
4. We/have/ equip/ hotels and guest houses/ modern facilities/ welcome/ foreign athletes/ visitors.
5. It/ necessary/ promote and advertise/ preparations/ Asian Games/ radio and TV.
6. We/ recruit/ volunteers/ serve the Games/ and/ they/ be/ university teachers/ students/ good English.
7. The important thing/ that/ we/ hold/ competition/ choose/ official song/ welcome/ Asian Games.
2. Activity 2: Writing a paragraph.
Suppose Vietnam is going to host the coming Asian Games. Write a paragraph of 120 words to describe the preparations for the Games, using the sentences in activity 1 and the following chronological order: first of all, second, then, next, after that, finally
For example, you may begin with:
To prepare for the coming the Asian Games, we have a lot of things to do. First of all, we will build one more National Stadium, some sport buildings and car parks
Post writing : Chain Game
Talking about the preparations for the Asian Games.
Example :
S1 : I will build some hotels.
S2 : I will build car parks and some sport buildings.
S3 :.
E. Homework 
- Imagine you are going to establish a private company. Writing a paragraph about your plan. (About 120-150 words).
- T establishes the new class order.
- T checks attendance.
- Ss stand up and greet the teacher.
- The monitor responds
- T calls 1 S to write some new words and asnwer some questions.
-S goes to the board to write their answer and gives meaning of the words. 
- T comments and gives mark.
T asks Ss to work in groups and make the meaningful words.
Ss work in groups and complete the game.
T checks ,corrects wrong words and gives feedback.
 * Feedback :
1. UPGRADE 5. RECRUIT
2. EQUIP 6. HOLD
3. BUILD 7. ADVERTISE
4. PROMOTE 8. WIDEN
T asks Ss a question.
Ss works in pairs and give their answers.
T says : “ Suppose Vietnam is going to hold the coming Asian Games. What facilities does our country need to have? To go the details, today we are going to write a paragraph to describe the preparations for the Games.”
T gives Ss handouts and asks them to match the words.
Ss do as request.
T calls some Ss to say their answer.
T checks and corrects the answer and then T asks Ss to give the meaning of the words.
T gives feedback.
* Feedback :
1-d ; 2- c; 3- a; 4-b.
T asks Ss to work-in pairs and matches the verbs with the noun phrases.
Ss work in pairs and find out the answer.
T calls Ss to give the answer and then T checks and corrects the wrong connection.
T gives feedback.
* Feedback : 
 1-b; 2-d; 3-a; 4-e; 5-g; 6-c; 7-f
T gives Ss handouts and introduces them some useful languages for describing the preparations for the Games.
Ss note them.
-T gives Ss handouts and asks them to do the exercise in pairs.
-Ss exchange their ideas with your partner and complete the sentences.
-T checks and corrects the wrong sentences and gives feedback.
* Feedback:
1. We will build one more National Stadium, some sport buildings and car parks.
2. The National Sport Centres and local stadiums need to be upgraded immediately.
3. We will widen the training areas and roads to the sport buildings.
4. We will have to equip all the hotels and guest houses with modern facilities to welcome foreign athletes and visitors.
5. It is necessary to promote and advertise all preparations for the Asian Games on the radio and TV.
6. We need to recruit volunteers to serve the Games and they should be university teachers and students with good English.
7. The important thing is that we have to hold a competition to choose an official song for welcoming the Asian Games.
T asks Ss to write a paragraph to describe the preparations for the Games, base on the information in activity 1, using some useful languages they have just learned.
Ss listen the T’ explanation and do the exercise.
T goes around to help SS and then calls some Ss read their writing.
T corrects some mistakes and gives feedback.
* Feedback:
To prepare for the coming the Asian Games, we have a lot of things to do. First of all, we will build one more National Stadium, some sport buildings and car parks. The National Sport Centres and local stadiums are not in good condition so they need to be upgraded immediately. And we will widen the training areas, the roads and the sport buildings. Then we will have to equip all the hotels and guest houses with modern facilities to welcome athletes and visitors. After that it is necessary to promote and advertise all preparations for the Asian Games on the radio and TV. Finally, we need to recruit volunteers to serve the Games and they should be university teachers and students with good English. One more important thing is that we will have to hold a competition to choose an official song for welcoming the Asian Games.
T asks Ss to work in pairs and talk to their partner about what they will prepare for the Asian Games.
Ss listen to the T and do as request.
T comments and gives feedback.
T writes the homework.
Ss note in their notebook.
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